Buying a Present: Amazon?

[IanB]

I want to buy my hun a portable music player as she gets so bored during the long, long power cuts! One way would be to buy via UK Amazon but I'm not sure if that would work and worried about customs / taxes?

Anyone got any ideas hwo I could buy such a thing on line to send to Phils? Last resort is to send her money, but thats boring!

Ian

[burdock]

When I send with dhl I always put the value at £5 and put gifts with no commercial value and I think they charge about 500 pesos

A few times there was no tax to pay when Jonalyn got the box

[sars_notd_virus]

my husband usually send it by 'post' (office)..
anyway, try this one http://shoppingcart.aliexpress.com/s...cartDetail.htm they have options to send it in the Philippines.

[raynaputi]

why don't you try www.ebuyphilippines.com they have things you might want to send directly to her house.

[Terpe]

why don't you try www.ebuyphilippines.com they have things you might want to send directly to her house.

Good info raynaputa.
I checked it out and looks an interesting site

[raynaputi]

another one is www.manilablossoms.com

[raynaputi]

btw terpe, u got my name wrong and it sounded bad in tagalog!

[Terpe]

another one is www.manilablossoms.com

Orders placed by 9am Manila Time get delivered same day.
Mmm Nice to know.
Very convenient for us folks in UK
(especially for flowers)

Thank you raynaputi

[Terpe]

btw terpe, u got my name wrong and it sounded bad in tagalog!

raynaputi I checked back and found my mistake.
I'm so very sorry

I have no idea why my mistake sounded bad in 'Tagalog' I truely didn't mean any offence.
Please don't tell me about the bad meaning.

[raynaputi]

hahaha..it's okay terpe..

[Terpe]

hahaha..it's okay terpe..

[IanB]

why don't you try www.ebuyphilippines.com they have things you might want to send directly to her house.

Thanks. The prices on ebuy look very very expensive? presuming it is US$?

[KeithD]

Puta ..... Do you take credit cards

[raynaputi]

OY KEITH!!!

[Dedworth]

another one is www.manilablossoms.com

Blimey I can see how that lot make their money - obviously pandering to the needs of mug foreign buyers - I just randomly picked out a USB Bluetooth Dongle US $34 plus 6 - 10 bucks delivery..................... ebay US $3.80 - $6 inc postage.

I know the Phils postage system is a bit of a non starter but manilabossoms prices are sky high.

[KeithD]

They hand deliver

[Dedworth]

They hand deliver

I think Jackie Chan would walk it from Guangzhou for that price. I can see the sense of these sites for OFW's foreigners etc making it easy to have flowers and bits/bobs delivered locally - but most of it is either tat or mega rip off

[raynaputi]

i think these sites are mostly for convenience where the recipient won't have to wait longer or go to post office just to get the package and then pay extra for customs tax..i wouldn't buy anything from these sites anyway if i think it isn't worth it.